Kondō

Kondō, Kondo or Kondou (近藤 "near wisteria") is a surname prominent in Japanese culture, although it also occurs in other countries. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ako Kondo (近藤 亜香, born 1991), Japanese ballet dancer
• Dorinne K. Kondo, anthropologist
• Kondō Isami (近藤 勇, 1834–1868), chief of the Shinsengumi
• Jun Kondo (近藤 淳, 1930–2022), physicist, researcher of the Kondo effect
• Katsuya Kondō (近藤 勝也, born 1963), manga artist, character designer, animator and animation director
• Koji Kondo (近藤 浩治, born 1961), Japanese composer and musician
• Mai Kondo (近藤 真衣, born 1992), Japanese ice hockey player
• Mamadou Kondo, Malian footballer
• Marie Kondo (born 1984), organizing consultant and author
• Masaharu Kondo (近藤 正春, born 1956), Japanese bureaucrat
• Masahiko Kondō (近藤 真彦, born 1964), or Matchy, Japanese singer, lyricist and actor
• Masakazu Kondō (近藤 正和, born 1971), professional shogi player
• Natsue Kondo (近藤 奈津枝, born 1966), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force admiral
• Nobutake Kondō (近藤 信竹, 1886–1953), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
• Seiya Kondō (近藤 誠也, born 1996), professional shogi player
• Shuji Kondo (近藤 修司, born 1978), professional wrestler
• Syuri Kondo (近藤 朱里, born 1989), professional wrestler and shoot boxer
• Takayo Kondo (近藤 高代, born 1975), Japanese pole vaulter
• Tomio Kondō (近藤 福雄, 1900–1957), photographer of Sado island
• Tomoko Kondo (近藤 智子, born 1966), a member of the 1980s J-Pop duo BaBe
• Toshinori Kondo (近藤 等則, 1948–2020), Japanese trumpet player
• Tsuruyo Kondo (近藤 鶴代, 1901–1970), Japanese politician
• Yoshifumi Kondō (近藤 喜文, 1950–1998), animator and film director
• Yuki Kondo (近藤 有己, born 1975), mixed martial arts fighter
• Yoshio Kondo (1910–1990), biologist and malacologist
• Yukari Kondo (近藤ゆかり, born 1967), Japanese curler